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Baptism of the Lord 1-7-2018C.Pub FIRST LIVE boldly SHARE boundlessly PRESBYTERIAN GROW community CHURCH OF ENGLEWOOD BUILD God’s world January 7, 2018 Eleven o’clock EPIPHANY OF THE LORD THE GATHERING The service of worship begins with the prelude; quiet is requested as you enter the sanctuary and prepare for worship. Ordinarily applause is held until the conclusion of the Postlude. In the spirit of Christian fellowship, we invite you to wear a name tag which is available from the greeters. As a community that prays with and for one another, we invite you to share your joys and concerns by using the prayer cards available from the ushers. Those parts of the Service of Worship in which the congregation participates in word or song are noted in bold type. Please stand as you are able. PRELUDE How Lovely Shines the Morning Star J. S. Bach * HYMN 66 We Three Kings of Orient Are Three Kings of Orient WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS INTROIT Proulx We have seen his star in the East, and we have come to adore the Lord. CALL TO CONFESSION PRAYER OF CONFESSION Eternal God, the radiance of a star guided the travelers to the feet of Jesus. You have given us more than a star to guide us - you have revealed your love in the person of Jesus. We confess the times when we choose to go our own way rather than be guided by Christ. Strengthen us with your Spirit to follow wherever you lead us and to reveal your glory and love through all we do and say. This we pray in Jesus’ name. PRAYERS OF SILENT AND INDIVIDUAL CONFESSION WORDS OF ASSURANCE Leader: Friends, believe and proclaim the Good News: in Jesus Christ, love breaks through hatred, hope breaks through despair, life breaks through death. People: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven, loved, and set free. Thanks be to God! Amen. * CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE (all sing) Hymnal No. 23 “Glo - - ria in Excelsis Deo” * EXCHANGE OF PEACE Leader: Let us open our hearts to one another as Christ has opened his heart to us, and God will be glorified. People: The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you. (Exchange Signs of Reconciliation and the Peace of Christ with your neighbor - e.g., “The Peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.” Response - “And also with you.”) THE WORD PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION FIRST LESSON Isaiah 60:1-6 * HYMN 67 Brightest and Best of the Stars of the Morning Morning Star SECOND LESSON Matthew 2:1-12 SERMON “Unconventional” Rev. Richard S. Hong * NICENE CREED We believe in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible; And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, Very God of Very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father by whom all things were made; who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary, and was made man, and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried, and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father. And he shall come again with glory to judge both the quick and the dead, whose kingdom shall have no end. And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spoke by the prophets. And we believe one holy catholic and apostolic church. We acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins. And we look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. THE OFFERING OFFERTORY There Shall a Star from Jacob Come Forth Mendelssohn When Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in the land of Judæa; behold, from the east, to the city of Jerusalem there cam the wise men and said: Say, where is he born the king of Judæa, for we have seen his star and are come to adore Him. There shall a Star from Jacob come forth, And a Sceptre from Israel rise up, And dash in pieces princes and nations. How brightly beams the Morning Star with sudden radiance from afar with light and comfort glowing! Thy Word, Jesus, Inly feeds us, Rightly leads us, Life bestowing Praise, O praise such love o'erflowing! * THE DOXOLOGY Old Hundredth Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God all creatures here below. Praise God above, ye heavenly host. Creator, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen. PASTORAL PRAYER THE CELEBRATION OF THE LORD’S SUPPER THE INVITATION THE GREAT PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING Pastor: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. Pastor: Lift up your hearts. People: We lift them to the Lord. Pastor: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People: It is right to give our thanks and praise. Pastor: Eternal and ever-living God... who forever sing to the glory of your name. SANCTUS 568 (choir and congregation) Weaver Pastor: Holy God, in Your mercy . Let us proclaim the mystery of faith: People: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again. Pastor: We take this bread and wine and joyfully celebrate this Holy Sacrament. ... And now, with the confidence of the children of God, let us pray: People: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen. THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER Listen! I am standing at the door, knocking; if you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to you and eat with you, and you with me. —Revelation 3:20 All who trust in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior are invited to participate in this celebration. BREAD: To be taken individually, symbolic of your personal commitment to God through Jesus Christ. As an act of hospitality to all, the bread we serve is gluten-free. CUP: Please wait until all are served, symbolic of your corporate belonging together in the body of Christ. Grape juice is the fruit of the vine used in our celebration of the sacrament. COMMUNION The Three Kings Gevaert PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION THE SENDING OUT * HYMN 63 As with Gladness Men of Old Dix * BENEDICTION CHORAL AMEN POSTLUDE O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright Neils Gade Our worship ends with the conclusion of the Postlude. (It is the custom of our church to remain seated. Those who wish to leave may do so.) * * * * * NOTES ON THE MUSIC Phillipp Nicolai (1556-1608), a German Lutheran pastor poet and composer, wrote two of the greatest Lutheran chorales: Wachet auf (associated with Advent) and Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (How Lovely shines the Morning Star.) The latter, usually associated with the Epiphany season, was written in 1597 and is the basis for numerous compositions by Bach, Mendelssohn and others. Within 50 years it appeared in English hymnals. The prelude was written by J.S. Bach before he turned 20, but shows him a master of the style in inherited form the great North German organ composers of the previous generation. The tune is heard in long notes moving from high to low voices and surrounded by a filigree of moving notes derived from the melody played in other voices. In 1847, Felix Mendelssohn, in the last year of his life, began work on an oratorio, “Christus” intended to span the life of Christ. Mendelssohn was responsible for the revival of Bach’s choral works and also frequently composed for the amateur music societies that sprang up in the wake of Handel’s Messiah. This exerpt from Christus tells the Epiphany story and ends with the first stanza of today’s chorale “How Lovely shines the Morning star. François-Auguste Gevaert (1828 –1908) was a Belgian musicologist and composer. The composer of 24 operas and the head of the Brussels conservatory, Gevaert was celebrated in Belgium, but little known to the rest of the world. Niels Gade (1817- 1890) worked with Mendelssohn in Leipzig before moving back to his native Denmark when war broke out. His few works for organ reflect the style of Mendelssohn. TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READINGS Isaiah 60:1-6 (NRSV) Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. 2For darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will appear over you. 3Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. 4Lift up your eyes and look around; they all gather together, they come to you; your sons shall come from far away, and your daughters shall be carried on their nurses’ arms. 5Then you shall see and be radiant; your heart shall thrill and rejoice, because the abundance of the sea shall be brought to you, the wealth of the nations shall come to you. 6A multitude of camels shall cover you, the young camels of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba shall come.
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